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116 results found for '"James Matthews"' in Contributors.
Search for double murderer - landlady interview (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
James Matthews interviews Carlton Miniott guest-house landlady, Doreen Corner, about her meeting with a murder suspect known as David Kerr. The telephone interview follows the murders of 88 year-old Jack...
Search for double murderer - police interview (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
James Matthews interviews Yorkshire Detective Superintendent Ian Peacock about the hunt for a murder suspect known as David Kerr but named as Brian Newcombe. The telephone interview follows the murder of 88...
Notting Hill Carnival passes off peacefully (1989)
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- Interview; News report
James Matthews reports on the Notting Hill Carnival in west London. The police are pleased that the carnival has passed peacefully with a dramatic drop in the number of reported crimes. Includes vox pop with...
Police hunt for Brian Newcombe (1989)
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- News report; Interview
James Matthews reports on a hunt by murder squad detectives for the fugitive Brian Newcombe (alias David Kerr). Newcombe, of Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, is wanted in connection with the murders of...
Families living near Sellafield win legal aid for cancer fight (1989)
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- Interview
James Matthews interviews solicitor Martyn Day about a legal case in Cumbria, where families have won financial backing to try and prove the Sellafield nuclear plant is killing local children. Four families...
TUC conference (1989)
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- News report; Speech
James Matthews reports on the TUC conference where president Tony Christopher warned Britain’s trade unionists that the Government will try to destroy them before the next election. He emphasised the need...
TUC challenges Labour (1989)
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- News report; Interview
James Matthews reports on the TUC conference in Blackpool challenging Labour to promise to restore rights to the unions that they enjoyed before Margaret Thatcher if they get into power. Labour Party...
East German exodus to Hungary (1989)
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- News report; Interview; Vox pop
James Matthews reports on East German refugees pouring into Hungary en route to West Germany after border controls, the Iron Curtain, were lifted. Includes vox pop with delighted refugees. West German...
Police shooting in Manchester - Stepfather of killer (1989)
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- News report; Interview
James Matthews reports on the shooting of two Manchester policemen. Inspector Raymond Codling died and Sergeant James Bowden was injured after being shot by Anthony Hughes at a motorway service station...
Policemen shot in Manchester (1989)
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- Interview; News report; Speech
James Matthews reports on calls from the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, James Anderton, for tougher sentences for criminals who carry guns, following the shooting of two of his officers....